I. Topuria (left) defeated J. Herbert (right) in the UFC London. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
Show of resistance and redemption. Featured on the main card of UFC London, held this Saturday (19), in England, Ilia Topuria He didn't have an easy life, but he staged an incredible turnaround in the challenge against Jai Herbert. Pivot of a fight with Paddy Pimblett days before the weekend event, the Spaniard had a great performance again and extended his unbeaten record in MMA with a brutal knockout in the second round.
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With the victory, Topuria reached his 12th victory as a professional in MMA. For Ultimate, the Spaniard reached his fourth positive result in a row.
After taking down his opponent twice in the first stage, Herbert ended up being unable to manage the good moments in the confrontation. Before, better at striking, the combatant ended up succumbing to a clean cross and fell unconscious in the fight. The stumble prevents the Englishman from achieving his second consecutive victory.
In an interview in the octagon, after the official announcement, Ilia did not hide her preference for the next challenge. Loudly and clearly, the athlete challenged Paddy Pimblett, with whom he had a fight backstage at the show's promotional 'media day'.
“I want that blonde bitch”, he asked.
The fight
The confrontation began with Herbert taking the initiative with a jab, followed by a knee. Jai tried to assert his advantage in size. After a few seconds, Herbert connected with a high kick, which knocked his opponent down. Ilia managed to absorb the attack and then went into a grappling fight. Willing to try to end the deficit, the Spaniard pressed his opponent against the bars. Faithful to his strategy, Topuria managed to take down his opponent and attempted a submission. After spending moments underneath, Herbert managed to get to his feet and started striking. The Englishman connected the best blows in the stand-up fight and excited the audience. In the final seconds, Jai dealt a hard blow to his rival again, with a sharp knee to the chin. Topuria resisted the new punishment and ended up saved by the bell.
In the second stage, Herbert remained aggressive and had an advantage in attacks. Topuria continued to have difficulty finding the distance, but continued walking forward. After a frank exchange close to the bars, Ilia landed a clean cross on Herbert's face, who immediately fell unconscious.
UFC London results
MAIN CARD
Heavy weight (up to 120,2kg): Tom aspinall finished Alexander Volkov with a kimura 3m45s from R1
Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): arnold allen derrotou Dan Hooker by technical knockout at 2m33s of R2
Light weight (up to 70,3kg.): Paddy Pimblett finished Rodrigo vargas with a rear naked choke at 3m29s of R1
Welterweight (up to 77kg): Gunnar Nelson defeated Takashi Sato in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Molly McCann derrotou Luana Dread by knockout at 1m52s of R3
Light weight (up to 70,3kg.): Ilia Topuria derrotou Jai Herbert by knockout at 1m07s of R2
PRELIMINARY CARD
Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): mawan amirkhani derrotou Mike Grundy by submission (hand triangle) at 57s of R1
Heavy weight (up to 120,2kg): Sergei Pavlovich defeated Shamil Abdurakhimov via TKO at 4m03s of R1
Light heavyweight (up to 93kg): Paul Craig finished Nikita Krylov with a triangle 3m57s from R1
Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Jack shore defeated Timur Valiev via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28,29-27)
Straw weight (up to 52,1kg): Elise Reed derrotou Cory Mckenna in the judges' split decision (27-30, 29-28,29-28)
Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Muhammad Mokayev derrotou cody durden by submission (guillotine) at 58s of R1
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